Nancy L. Hood, age 79, of Bel Air, Maryland, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2026, in Forest Hill, Maryland. Born in Fountain Green, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Everett Layman Sumner Sr. and Isabell Marie (Thomas) Sumner. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ralph Lee Hood, and her brother, William Sumner.

Nancy had a love for nature, history, and the simple pleasures of life. She enjoyed birdwatching and was a member of the Audubon Society in Illinois. She was strong in her Christian faith and loved her Saviour, Jesus Christ. She lived by the mantra faith, family, and country. The state of her country was very important to her and she carried the United States Constitution with her and shared it with others. She attended Mt. Zion Church and had a particular interest in collecting Native American arrowheads that she found. During her years living in the Midwest, she enjoyed going morel mushroom hunting with her family. She also collected rocks and coins and loved to read. Nancy had a gift for conversation and could talk to anyone about anything. In her younger years, she especially enjoyed fishing.

Nancy is survived by her brothers, Robert Sumner and his wife, Linda, and Everett Sumner Jr. and his wife, Ida; her sister, June Mundis and her husband, Donald; her niece, Jacqueline Galluzzo and her husband, Benjamin, and great nephews Samuel and Matthew Galluzzo; her nephew Ryan Sumner and his wife, Jessica, and great nephews Daniel Sumner and Miles Stonehouse, and great nieces Ryli Sumner and Ava Stonehouse; and her niece Jessica Carothers and great nephew Ryder Carothers and great niece Makenna McCarthy and her husband Dalton, and great-grandniece Marlee McCarthy.